L-F-J. DE BAUSSET
Mémoires anecdotiques sur l'intérieur du palais de Napoléon e…

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L-F-J. DE BAUSSET Mémoires anecdotiques sur l'intérieur du palais de Napoléon et sur celui de Marie-Louise. Third edition. Set of two volumes. Half-chagrin. (Uncollated, as is).

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L-F-J. DE BAUSSET

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